From: Understanding drug-related mortality in released prisoners: a review of national coronial records
Drug combinations identified | Proportion of deaths (n = 126)* (%) |
---|---|
2 drug types | Â |
 Opioid(s) + one other drug type | 51 (40.0) |
 Opioid(s) + benzodiazepines | 19 (15.1) |
 Opioid(s) + alcohol | 11 (8.7) |
 Opioid (s) + methamphetamine | 6 (3.4) |
 Opioid(s) + cocaine | 5 (4.0) |
 Opioid(s) + cannabis | 4 (3.2) |
 Opioid(s) + antidepressants | 3 (2.4) |
 Opioid(s) + antipsychotics | 3 (2.4) |
 Two other drug types (excluding opioid(s)) | 1 (0.8) |
3 or more drug types | Â |
 Opioid(s) + two or more other drug types | 70 (56.6) |
 Opioid(s) + benzodiazepine + other drug type(s) | 60 (47.6) |
 Three or more drug types (excluding opiod(s)) | 4 (3.2) |
All multiple drug cases | Â |
 Opioid(s) + any other drug type(s) | 121 (96.0) |
 Any two or more drug types (excluding opioid(s)) | 5 (4.0) |